Oklahoma drops some claims against opioid manufacturers

 


OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A week after reaching a $270 million settlement with the maker of OxyContin, Oklahoma's attorney general Thursday dropped some claims in its lawsuit against other drugmakers in an effort to force them to pay the cost of the nation's deadly opioid crisis.

Attorney General Mike Hunter's office filed a motion that dismisses claims of fraud and deceit, unjust enrichment and violations of the state's Medicaid laws against about a dozen drugmakers. Hunter said dismissing those claims does not reduce the amount of damages the state is seeking.

Hunter's office will continue t...



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